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Date:      Mon, 16 Jan 2006 20:00:28 +0100
From:      dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: webcam usb device
Message-ID:  <20060116190028.GA81259@arwen.nagual.st>
In-Reply-To: <cb5206420601161036n39f37d5fu3a7797b17d0b43a4@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <20060115092021.GA14248@lothlorien.nagual.st> <20060116181231.8e298e39.dick@nagual.st> <cb5206420601161036n39f37d5fu3a7797b17d0b43a4@mail.gmail.com>

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On 16 Jan Andrew P. wrote:
> On 1/16/06, dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> wrote:
> > I googled a lot on "webcam and freebsd" but could not find something
> > relevant. I did read somewhre that on linux one has to create
> > a /dev/video* which on my fbsd-6R does not exist. I trust devfs should
> > have made one if needed..
> >
> > I still at a loss on how to use my webcam on freebsd. It shouldn't be
> > too hard I'm told. Well, whatever.. It is in dmesg, but further than
> > that it can not be used. Who has some pointers?
> >
> 
> As a matter of fact google comes up with a few useful links:
> http://www.google.com/search?q=webcam+freebsd

Sure, but they all relate to some kind of live cam broadcasting. That's
not what I'm looking for. I just wonder WHY the cam is detected at boot
time and cannot be found i.e. by kopete. If it exists it should be found
somewhere shouldn't it?

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